Module 1 Introduction to Managing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Environment

Module Overview Server Roles Overview of Active Directory Using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Administrative Tools Using Remote Desktop for Administration

Windows Server 2008 Editions The Windows Server 2008 editions are: Windows Web Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows HPC Server 2008

What Are the Active Directory Server Roles? Server RoleDescription Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) A centralized directory for user and computer management and authentication for a Windows Server 2008 network Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) An LDAP directory service that provides data storage and retrieval support for directory-enabled applications, without the requirement to deploy domains or domain controllers Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) A solution used to protect information stored in documents, messages, and Web sites from unauthorized viewing, modification, or use Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) An information-protection technology that works with AD RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) A server role in Windows Server 2008 that provides Web SSO technologies to authenticate a user to multiple Web applications over the life of a single online session

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What Is a Read-Only Domain Controller? RODCs host read-only partitions of the AD DS database, only accept replicated changes to Active Directory, and never initiate replication RODCs: Cannot hold operation master roles or be configured as replication bridgehead servers Can be deployed on servers running Windows Server 2008 Server core for additional security RODCs provide: Additional security for branch office with limited physical security Additional security if applications must run on a domain controller RODC

Read-Only Domain Controller Features RODCs provide: Unidirectional replication Credential caching Administrative role separation Read-only DNS RODC filtered attribute set

Problem Reports and Solutions Problem Reports and Solutions: Monitors system crashes Checks for solutions to the current problems Maintains a history of system problems Informs you about the availability of solutions for historical problems Problem Reports and Solutions: Monitors system crashes Checks for solutions to the current problems Maintains a history of system problems Informs you about the availability of solutions for historical problems

Common Administration Tasks Common TaskAssociated Tools User MaintenanceServer Manager Hardware Maintenance Server Manager Device Manager Data Backup and Restore Microsoft Management Console Server Manager Operating System Maintenance Server Manager Device Manager Troubleshooting Problem Reports and Solutions Server Manager

Securing Remote Desktop for Administration Remote Desktop for Administration is secured by: Enabling and disabling Remote Desktop for Administration Controlling members of the Remote Desktop Users group RDP security settings: Security layer Encryption level Require authentication before allowing RDP connections to this computer